An early report from the Veterans for Peace National Convention. Dallas

[anarchy1999]

What a day! This bunch of people are so incredibly dynamic, a very versified bunch from across this nation. I was privileged to meet so many of my personal heros today and then some, I am moved to tears as I write.

I took a few pics and will be sharing them soon.

Stan Goff, David Kline, Cindy Sheehan, Dahr Jamail (if I were 20 years younger I'd be in love and start a fan club), the founders and several members of IVAW, and the list just goes on and on and on (the guys running Arlington West in Santa Barbara). I'm still star struck. Even the recruiter from MM's Fahrenheit 911 is in attendance.

I wish so many of you were here, but it is nice to know you are in spirit!

Now I come to a request. Will all of you please help us to get major media coverage? We need it ASAP! Our Vets For Peace need some DU activism in a major way.

Thank you!
anarchy1999

ask me anything and I'll respond, online until midnight or so.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Thanks for the report. It sounds like it was awe inspiring.

:hi:

[anarchy1999]

3. It was and it is "awe inspiring"! We have 3 more days to go!!!

See my thread in the state and country/texas forum.

There is a new action being planned for Saturday and *.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. Aw, dammit, I was going to go to that.

It completely slipped by me. (I'm an Air Force veteran.)

[anarchy1999]

4. It is not too late. You'll be welcomed the moment you arrive. People were

streaming in throughout today and more are coming tommorrow and Saturday.

If you are worried about to stay, no need. I can hook you up with many who would be happy to share accommadations.

[seabeyond]

5. is dallas news covering any of it.

i am glad to hear you have organized and now are able to enjoy the fruation of all your hard work anarchy. any suggestion how we could do a media blitz. (i know nothing here, just throwing out thought) could you video something you want to get out and send out clips to news?

what is your suggestion

and i am so glad you get to enjoy all these people. will look forward to the pictures.

[anarchy1999]

7. Thanks seabeyond. The Dallas Morning News did show up today.

They had a very young reporter and a photographer there mid-day.

We'll see what they do tomorrow.

What I need DU'ers to do is call our local tv stations and ask them to please try and cover this event. So far we are being ignored. I've been working on this for weeks and I need "ya'lls" help!

The only thing they listen to are phone calls.

[seabeyond]

9. i will get on the net, get dallas/fort worth news and call them in

the morning. about how many people are you seeing there and what is on the agenda tomorrow

[anarchy1999]

14. Tomorrow evening is free event open to the public.

Dahr J. is speaking along with Cindy and I believe Colleen R along with many others at the FREE PUBLIC EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT. It is all day long seminars, but the evening event starts at 7:00-7:30.

Jim Hightower is speaking on Saturday night, once again with several others.

go to www.veteransforpeace.org

on the front page there is a link to each evening event and that is what I've been sharing. Thank the gods above someone listened at KERA and had Hightower on Glenn Mitchell on Wednesday. \

And yes, the Dallas Morning News/Propaganda was there today, I can't wait to see if they report and if they do how it is spun.

(tonight at dinner there were a couple of hundred)

[FreedomAngel82]

6. I'm glad it went well!

Too bad John Kerry wasn't there. :( That would've been cool! Are there any video's out of this?

[anarchy1999]

8. Kerry is a rather controversial figure.

IMVHO, judging on the conversations I've had, Kerry is not terribly well respected amongst these vets, once again let me qualify and say judging just by the conversations I had with different individuals.

[noamnety]

10. It sounds great

I'm so jealous - couldn't be there myself.

[anarchy1999]

20. Don't be jealous, be here with us in spirit and make the calls.

If I'm not mistaken as of late tonight, Rep and FSC will be reporting in.

I'm sorry, I had so many great pics and my camera has dissappeared.

I know of just a few Du'ers showing up soon for more coverage on the goings on, I really do wish so many of you all could be here! I've been energized and humbled, everyone needs a dose of this medicine~!

[dbeach]

11. BUSH FALLS [HUMOR}

http://www.little-planet.net/bush/

THANX for being there for me..I agrree with your kerry comments but I did vote for him..

Vets are real upset when the VA director james nicolson misrepresents the VA budget to the US Congress and says the VA bud get is OK whch is a HUGE bushevijk lie

and how about the david chou comments last yr saying that a service injury that happens off duty should be receive a disability..


Chikenhawks runnin and riunin the USA.

wolfowitz photo in VFW mag.

rummy interview in legion mag last yr..

25 million Vets need to wake from their slumber and stop supporting the treason of the CIC

evil NEVER rests!

[anarchy1999]

12. I believe they are slowly awakening. These Vets I've been priviledged

to be around are the force we need to support.

The Vets ended Vietnam and they are the key now!!

Most fortunate for IVAW's are the support of the men at VFP who are their mentors and backing them 100%.

[shance]

13. Pleased as punch to hear you guys are waking things up in Big D!!

Thanks for the terrific post. Am so glad to hear it's been such a success.

[anarchy1999]

15. Go to www.veteransforpeace.org and read the ED's message.

WHY DALLAS! It is a damned good question and even I wondered about the sanity of having this event here in Dallas the first week of August.

To myself I thought are you people INSANE?? It's nice though to have them all here and I'm very proud to be here.

Probably the most interesting moment I had today was when I went up to one of the founders of IVAW and a group with him. I thanked him and told him how much I appreciated what they all are doing. He and everyone with him turned around and thanked us for supporting them and for being so "brave" in Dallas. They were looking up to us. DAMN, I'm still working on getting my head around that one.

[anarchy1999]

18. There are quite a few of us "awake" in Dallas and surrounding areas.

"One is a lonely number", we try, and it is an incredibly tough road to hough.

VFP is an much needed infusion for our efforts supporting them.

Once agai, thank you all in advance for helping to get the message out.

Our Vets will end this war just as they did in Vietnam.

[driver8]

16. As soon as I find my DD-214, I'm joining!

You guys have an incredible organization!

[anarchy1999]

17. I don't think you have to have it. I could be wrong, but I don't think so

You can be a non-vet and be an "associate member".

Peace is easy to be found if you only look for it.

[anarchy1999]

19. A selfish kick to the top. Please you all. Join in and support our VETS

FOR PEACE! I need all of you right now. Support them by contacting your media and ask them to cover this event.

It is the 60th anniversay of the bombs dropping in Japan, it is the 30th anniversary of the pullout from VIETNAM and the 20th anniversary of the founding of Vets for PEACE.

Come on DU, ROCK OUT!!

Let us all do what we do best!

www.veteransforpeace.org